China reforms creating dramatic shifts in other economies: Tharman

Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic & Social Studies Tharman Shanmugaratnam, speaks during The Straits Times Global Forum 2015 held at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel on Nov 20, 2015.

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Singapore

CHINA, as a manufacturing powerhouse, has begun taking more inputs from within its borders. This is creating dramatic shifts in other economies such as Singapore, which is growing below its medium-term potential, said Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Coordinating Minister for Economic